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Knock Apparition 140th Anniversary

On the 21st of August 1879 15 people reportedly saw the apparition of Mary, St Joseph, St John the Evangelist, and a lamb at the gable of the parish church.

Wed 21 Aug 2019

A mass at the Basilica at the Shrine at Knock under way to mark the 140th anniversary of the Apparition of Mary at the Shrine. A new Processional statue of Our Lady was unveiled during the mass.
Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

A mass at the Basilica at the Shrine at Knock under way to mark the 140th anniversary of the Apparition of Mary at the Shrine. A new Processional statue of Our Lady was unveiled during the mass.
Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

A mass at the Basilica at the Shrine at Knock under way to mark the 140th anniversary of the Apparition of Mary at the Shrine. A new Processional statue of Our Lady was unveiled during the mass.
Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Visitors to the Basilica at the Shrine at Knock touch the wall which is made from the gable end of a wall from the time of the Apparition. A mass took place at the Basilica to mark the 140th anniversary of the Apparition of Mary at the Shrine at which a new Processional statue of Our Lady was unveiled.
Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Visitors to the Basilica at the Shrine at Knock touch the wall which is made from the gable end of a wall from the time of the Apparition. A mass took place at the Basilica to mark the 140th anniversary of the Apparition of Mary at the Shrine at which a new Processional statue of Our Lady was unveiled.
Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Visitors to the Basilica at the Shrine at Knock brave the weather. A mass took place at the Basilica to mark the 140th anniversary of the Apparition of Mary at the Shrine at which a new Processional statue of Our Lady was unveiled.
Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Visitors to the Basilica at the Shrine at Knock brave the weather. A mass took place at the Basilica to mark the 140th anniversary of the Apparition of Mary at the Shrine at which a new Processional statue of Our Lady was unveiled.
Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Visitors to the Basilica at the Shrine at Knock brave the weather. A mass took place at the Basilica to mark the 140th anniversary of the Apparition of Mary at the Shrine at which a new Processional statue of Our Lady was unveiled.
Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

A mass at the Basilica at the Shrine at Knock under way to mark the 140th anniversary of the Apparition of Mary at the Shrine. A new Processional statue of Our Lady was unveiled during the mass.
Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

A mass at the Basilica at the Shrine at Knock under way to mark the 140th anniversary of the Apparition of Mary at the Shrine. A new Processional statue of Our Lady was unveiled during the mass.
Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

A mass at the Basilica at the Shrine at Knock under way to mark the 140th anniversary of the Apparition of Mary at the Shrine. A new Processional statue of Our Lady was unveiled during the mass.
Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

A mass at the Basilica at the Shrine at Knock under way to mark the 140th anniversary of the Apparition of Mary at the Shrine. A new Processional statue of Our Lady was unveiled during the mass.
Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

A mass at the Basilica at the Shrine at Knock under way to mark the 140th anniversary of the Apparition of Mary at the Shrine. A new Processional statue of Our Lady was unveiled during the mass.
Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times